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engagement and an introduction to the Ida Institute Learning Modules 1 and 2 at CUNY’s New York-based Graduate Center. Guest faculty includes Dr. Joseph Montano, Chief of Audiology and SpeechLanguage Pathology at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center. The workshopfee is $150 per participant and includes lunch and an Ida tool kit [...] workshops that enable us share outcomes, tools and techniques to a wider audience. This summer’s one-day Ida workshop held at London’s Basildon Hospital hosted approximately 65 hearing care professionals in the NHS and private practice clinics. On November 22, we will bring our successful learning workshop to US hearing care professionals in partnership with

Published: 23-09-2010 18:37 by Sharmi Albrechtsen

serves as a hub for knowledge dissemination, e-learning and access to Institute seminars,videos, interviews, reports, articles and more, was praised by WebAward judges for its ease of use and informative content. Since the website went live in 2008, it has served as an international portal for hearing care professionals around the world. Within the past [...] past 3 years, the website has hosted more than 20,000 visits representing 51 countries. Currently there are more than 1,800 My Ida members and the number continues to grow. Membership is free.

Published: 30-08-2010 15:02

t concepts into pediatric hearing care practices, and to encourage the aspiring pediatric hearing care provider to take every opportunity to support their clients’ development as people. Module 4 Family Centered Care and the Parent Perspective Family-Centered Care and Listening to the Parent Perspective Family-Centered and Child-Centered Care Age 3-9 [...] red Care to Families and Children This module explores the overarching question of what it means to be person-centered in pediatrics and investigates the role of the hearing care professional. The module was designed with three goals in mind: To relate the UNICEF “Convention on the Rights of the Child” to child-centered hearing care, to integrate child [...] 3-9 Family-Centered and Child-Centered Care Age 6-12 Family-Centered Care and Child-Centered Care Age 12-18 Person-Centered Care 18+ Implementation

Published: 30-08-2010 15:02

on partners to people with hearing loss and to audiological rehabilitation. Specifically, this section discusses the importance of addressing the needs of communication partners (CPs) and introduces the third-party disability model. Downloads Communication Partnerships Instructor's Guide Unit III Living Well with Hearing Loss Learn more >> Motivational

Published: 30-08-2010 15:01

change. In this section students will learn about the costs and benefits of change, will observe an audiologist use the Tools (the Line, the Box, and the Circle), and will use the Tools in a role-playing scenario. Downloads Motivation Tools Instructor's Guide Module 3 Living Well With Hearing Loss Learn more >> Motivational Interviewing Learn more >>

Published: 30-08-2010 15:01

they provide to the person with hearing loss and the insight they provide to the hearing care professional. This section explores the importance of understanding the effect of hearing loss on the relationship and whether or not the person with hearing loss and the communication partner have the same treatment goals and expectations. Finally, the GROUP [...] This module also examines the theoretical foundations and evidence bases behind motivational interviewing and behavior change. Many of the Ida tools used in this module are based on theoretical models, and understanding their origins is important for successfully using the tools and methods in a hearing care context. The communication partner perspective [...] well with hearing loss, changing one’s behavior, and the role of the communication partner. In the first section, we explore what it means to live well with hearing loss, which sets the tone for understanding the client perspective. Students will use the Living Well tool to reflect on ways they can better understand the client’s needs and wishes. This

Published: 30-08-2010 14:59

focuses on learning clinical and communication skills simultaneously through the Calgary-Cambridge method. This module also introduces Time and Talk and the Reflective Journal to help students practice effective communication skills and self-reflection. The second and third parts of this module focus on how emotional intelligence and mindful listening skills [...] Module 2 - Audiologist's Perspective It is important for a hearing care professional to understand how they influence clinical interactions and how their attitudes, values, listening skills, self-awareness, and self-reflection can affect outcomes. This module focuses on understanding the hearing care professional’s role in clinical interactions. The first [...] skills contribute to the hearing care professional’s ability to serve patients effectively. Through role-playing and video analysis of communication interactions, students will learn to monitor communication situations (including their own) for communication barriers and pseudo-listening patterns. Finally, this module ends with the importance of health

Published: 30-08-2010 14:13

person-centered care and how to support people with hearing loss. The aim of the course is to support lecturers and supervisors as they prepare students to work with individuals and families with hearing loss. The course focuses on putting the client perspective front and center, and provides ready-made lesson plans, videos, handouts, and an instructor’s [...] offers students and professionals with tools that will encourage reflective practice, the development of new abilities and attitudes toward clinical practice, and for students to fully adopt these practices. Structure of the course The overall design and content of the course emphasize interaction and collaboration. The lesson plans and course activities [...] ed Care to Children and Families Family-Centered Care and Listening to the Parent Perspective Family-Centered and Child-Centered Care Age 3-9 Family-Centered and Child-Centered Care Age 6-12 Family-Centered and Child-Centered Care Age 12-18 Person-Centered Care Age 18+ Implementation Module 5 - Tele-Audiology Tele-Audiology and Person-Centered Care

the last three years, the Ida Institute has contributed to a substantial and positive paradigm shift away from the prescriptive way that audiologists have been taught to treat patients, benefiting thousands of hearing care professionals in private practices, public clinics and academic settings worldwide. In 2010, a series of independent surveys conducted [...] has demonstrated high levels of appreciation from its seminar participants with regards to seminar format, processes and learnings. In addition, the follow-up surveys confirm that the work of the Ida Institute shows using Ida tools and methods have sustainable, long term benefits to patients. Seminar participants who completed the surveys reported that [...] that they have used the Ida Institute tools in their practice. The most frequently used are the Motivational Tools: The Line, The Box and The Circle (68%) and the Patient Journey (44%). All respondents indicated that they are in some way more satisfied with their practice since they started using the tools, with 37% saying that they are “very much” satisfied

Published: 09-08-2010 16:33

with Hearing Loss Our fourth seminar series explored what it means to "live well with hearing loss" and how hearing care professionals can enable individuals to improve communication situations in their daily life. The three seminars took place in October 2010, January 2011, and March 2011. We began the seminar series with the premise that hearing loss [...] people with hearing loss in improving their daily communication can be viewed as a reasonable and valid goal of audiological rehabilitation services for hearing impaired individuals, their family, and their friends. We then explored the multitude of definitions one can subscribe to the concept of "living well." Each individual with hearing loss may define [...] conversation is critical to one's image as a competent social being and an important aspect of living well with hearing loss. Realizing that each person has their own definition of living well with hearing loss, seminar participants reiterated the importance of allowing people with hearing loss to tell their story in their own words during the consultation